Field Gulls
Mike Macdonald provided some new insight into the offensive line camp battles.
The Seattle Seahawks continued their first week of training camp on a rare cloudy day in Renton. This was the first camp available to all Seahawks fans instead of season ticket holders, so the doors were opened a little more for the public as far as what lies ahead for the 2025 season. It’s also the penultimate practice without pads before the physicality really ratchets up on Monday.
Let’s get to the Day 3 recap!
Shaquill Griffin stepping away from training camp
All the best to the returning Seahawks cornerback, who missed Wednesday’s practice due to illness, returned on Thursday, but will be away from the team for a little bit to tend to a personal matter.
The 12 Flag raising now applies to training camp
It’s tradition for the Seahawks to raise the 12 Flag before every game at Lumen Field, whether in preseason, regular season, or postseason. We can now add training camp to the list! Warren Moon raised the flag on Wednesday and Robert Turbin got the honors on Friday.
Christian Haynes is in the center competition
The Seahawks have a lot of bodies vying for starting spots at center and right guard, the only positions along the offensive line without a clear-cut starter. There’s been a lot of attention focused on Christian Haynes and whether he can beat out Anthony Bradford (and others) at right guard, but it’s now been revealed by Mike Macdonald that Haynes may have a future at center. Emphasis on may, as he’s not in front of Olu Oluwatimi and Jalen Sundell.
“Yeah, I’d say [he’s in the mix to be starting center],” Macdonald said in his media availability.
“I think we started giving him [center] snaps toward the end of spring. Keep the competition open and see what happens. I’d say right now [Oluwatimi and Sundell] are ahead of Christian.”
Jarran Reed thinks Byron Murphy II has DPOY potential
After a solid but unspectacular rookie season, there’s great expectation that Byron Murphy II will have a more impactful year that also shows up on the stat sheet. Veteran defensive tackle Jarran Reed had lofty praise for his teammate.
“In my mind, I can see him being Defensive Player of the Year,” Reed said. “He’s a great guy, he works hard, he listens, he’s strong as shit. He’s strong as shit, he’s fast, and he’s strong as shit. I don’t think [anybody’s] going to be able to block him, for real.”
There was no follow-up question regarding how strong Byron Murphy II is.
The last time a Seahawks player won DPOY was the late Cortez Kennedy in the otherwise cursed 1992 season. That tells you how great ‘Tez was that he could win that award on a 2-14 team.
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